Hugely frustrating????????.....what the heck does that mean.....being one footed like Merlin and Messi.....please explain.
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Bernardo Silva - 2017/18 performances
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Hugely frustrating????????.....what the heck does that mean.....being one footed like Merlin and Messi.....please explain.
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He is now playing how we know he can and is settling in very nicely. A great player
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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I thought he was great today,extremely industrious,strong on the ball and technically brilliant.
Yes he's primarily a number 10,but he is doing a fine job out wide in the absence of Sane.
He'd suit the number 10 you mean...
Hes predominantly played this very role for most of his career, unfortunately he lacks the physicality at present to stand out... 12 months of peps high intensity training will see this sorted, however as much as he played well yesterday, he slows us down at present as he is easily marshalled off the ball, hence he's checking back an awful it!
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He'd suit the number 10 you mean...
Yes,thats fair comment.He has the technical attributes associated with the role.
He really can be David's heir.
Zin 'messiah' Zimmer
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Yes,thats fair comment.He has the technical attributes associated with the role.
He really can be David's heir.
Agreed, however he needs to toughen up like dave before he's able to do that role, I have faith though!
I feel there is some misinformation regarding Bernardo's ability at Monaco. Some people seem confused why he hasn't completely adapted when he is playing the same position, to be frank, he really isn't.
Our 4-3-3: We utilize our wingers to give width and have our fullbacks come inside to overload the midfield. Yes Kyle Walker will provide width occassionally, but not predominantly. In this formation we already have 3 midfielders so Bernardo doesn't have as much freedom to come inside because we have already overloaded the midfield.
In Monaco's 4-2-2-2: Monaco let the fullbacks provide the width with the two central DM's to give them cover, usually one of the DM's dropped more than the other (Fabinho over Bakayoko). The wide midfielders (Lemar and Bernardo) came inside regularly so the central midfield was never over run, in this they became the main playmakers for the team for the two forwards. Crucially, the midfield is not overloaded so Bernardo is the main outlet.
He was never a goal scorer at Monaco, and he didn't need to be because the 2 forwards banged in all the goals. In City's 4-3-3 the wingers HAVE to be goal scorers, unless Kevin and David can increase there goal scoring output to make up for that, but they are mainly playmakers, and well therein lies the overlapping issue, Bernardo is as well.
Our 4-3-3: We utilize our wingers to give width and have our fullbacks come inside to overload the midfield. Yes Kyle Walker will provide width occassionally, but not predominantly. In this formation we already have 3 midfielders so Bernardo doesn't have as much freedom to come inside because we have already overloaded the midfield.
In Monaco's 4-2-2-2: Monaco let the fullbacks provide the width with the two central DM's to give them cover, usually one of the DM's dropped more than the other (Fabinho over Bakayoko). The wide midfielders (Lemar and Bernardo) came inside regularly so the central midfield was never over run, in this they became the main playmakers for the team for the two forwards. Crucially, the midfield is not overloaded so Bernardo is the main outlet.
He was never a goal scorer at Monaco, and he didn't need to be because the 2 forwards banged in all the goals. In City's 4-3-3 the wingers HAVE to be goal scorers, unless Kevin and David can increase there goal scoring output to make up for that, but they are mainly playmakers, and well therein lies the overlapping issue, Bernardo is as well.
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We only used it in the first half v Cardiff though, something changed just before halftime, can't remember what though...I think the 'tweak' is obvious - bench Aguero, play 3 interchanging attackers up front, worked fine vs Cardiff. But it's impossible until one of Sane/Jesus is back.
Personally, I'm amazed by the problems Bernardo is experiencing. I think the most obvious one is his lightness and inability to withstand physical pressure whilst shielding the ball. Fix this issue, and he'll start to glide through defences like Iniesta. Not sure if it's fixable though, we'll see in a year.
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I thought he had a good game yesterday. Gonna be a brilliant player for us. Put Fuchs on his arse a few yards. Think walker maybe not overlapping as much yesterday due to pace of Vardy. But Bernardo will come good.
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He is now playing how we know he can and is settling in very nicely. A great player
Him & Gundogan are finding their feet just at the right time of the season.
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I wish they had switched to rugby rules, there would be a few Cardiff players sitting out on 12 month bans.I'll remind you. The refs decided to switch to rugby rules to provide better entertainment :) Oh, and Sane got injured.
Don't see that tactic as a possibility until Sané or Jesus returns although we could try Aguero on the left, he played there quite a lot for Atleti.
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